Home Office mole 'dumped' by Tories after being sacked

The civil servant at the centre of the Home Office leak inquiry says he has been "dumped" by the Conservative party, even though Tory frontbencher Damian Green promised him a job in return for handing over sensitive Whitehall documents.

Christopher Galley was arrested and lost his Home Office position after leaking documents to Green, the shadow immigration minister. He says Green promised to look after him "if things went wrong".

Last night a Conservative source said Green did "emphatically not" offer Galley a job. "It is just not true."

Galley and Green both faced a five-month Scotland Yard investigation, reportedly costing £5m, before they were cleared. Galley, 26, was sacked last month from the civil service after a disciplinary hearing. The mole, who says he is still active in his local branch of the Conservative party, claims Green reneged on a deal. This is disputed by the MP for Ashford.

"Green and his team said that if something did go wrong they would look after me," said Galley. "Green said basically, 'You're OK' and it seemed to me that would mean he would get me a job, hopefully in a thinktank."

On 16 April, Galley sent Green an email warning that he would probably be sacked from his £25,000-a-year post. He wrote: "Sorry to keep pestering you, but as I am likely to be out of work soon, do you know of any job vacancies doing anything, for anyone, anywhere?"

Galley received a reply four days later in which Green offered only his good wishes.

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